Published: Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 10:24 a.m.

Last Modified: Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 10:24 a.m.

Jason Eric Bishop, 25, of 115 Gore Drive, is being held at the Spartanburg County jail while awaiting a bond hearing.

At about 8 p.m. Wednesday, a woman was driving near the intersection of Peachtree and Mountainview roads when she heard a man calling for help. The woman told a younger man at the scene that she had called 911, and the younger man fled on foot, according to a Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office incident report.

When deputies and first-responders arrived, they found Vaughn Eugene Bishop, 65, sitting upright in the driver's seat of a green 1997 Chevy pickup. The older Bishop did not appear to be breathing and had blood around his left eye and nose, the report states.

Vaughn Bishop was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

Deputies began looking for the younger Bishop, who they located a few hours later walking along Highway 221 near the Lake Blalock bridge.

According to a statement from the sheriff's office, Jason Bishop was arrested without incident. The sheriff's office reports that Jason Bishop admitted to investigators that he and his father got into a verbal argument, which escalated into the physical assault on his father.

<p>A 25-year-old Cowpens man has been charged with murder in the death of his father.</p><p>Jason Eric Bishop, 25, of 115 Gore Drive, is being held at the Spartanburg County jail while awaiting a bond hearing.</p><p>At about 8 p.m. Wednesday, a woman was driving near the intersection of Peachtree and Mountainview roads when she heard a man calling for help. The woman told a younger man at the scene that she had called 911, and the younger man fled on foot, according to a Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office incident report.</p><p>When deputies and first-responders arrived, they found Vaughn Eugene Bishop, 65, sitting upright in the driver's seat of a green 1997 Chevy pickup. The older Bishop did not appear to be breathing and had blood around his left eye and nose, the report states.</p><p>Vaughn Bishop was taken to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.</p><p>Deputies began looking for the younger Bishop, who they located a few hours later walking along Highway 221 near the Lake Blalock bridge.</p><p>According to a statement from the sheriff's office, Jason Bishop was arrested without incident. The sheriff's office reports that Jason Bishop admitted to investigators that he and his father got into a verbal argument, which escalated into the physical assault on his father.</p><p>Check GoUpstate.com later for more on this developing story.</p>